Experimental features goes mainstream !

The new UI which was introduced a few months ago – as an « experimental feature » – becomes the standard UI (from version 17.8269) :

It is amazing how the User Interface has been honed further, with :

Notebook icons : now differentiating current notebook (opened) and other notebooks

Section tabs :

Now differentiating simple sections, and section group,

The symbol to expand the section group is now identical to the one used to expand sub-pages,

The section tabs now overlap with the dividing line between the notebook pane and the section pane.

Some details, meticulously crafted.

The gear wheel has vanished : The Settings are now reached through a … command on the upper right corner :

The Print icon, which was previously located on the « View » tab, has moved to the top banner : it’s much easier to find indeed !

Version 17.8241 : « print » icon in the “View” menu.Version 17.8269 : a new … command on the upper right corner, where the “Print” command is now located, alongside with Settings.

By the way, what a long journey for this Print Command :

Follow the Journey of the “Print” command, in the last 12 month…

Interestingly, the « Experimental features »’ option remains in the Settings/Options, meaning that the OneNote Dev. team may still push and assess new features this way :
The first one is the « Researcher feature », which I’ll cover in a separate post later.

Updated 18/06 : The « Multiple Windows » feature went back ! (and shows in the View tab, in lieu of the « Deleted notes »)

Updated June 2017 : Added an illustration with 3 meticulously crafted details of the user interface, showing the close attention paid to detail.

Update 22/8/2018 : “Simplified ribbon” introduced in OneNote UWP. Commands’ font size has been reduced, and the purple area has been reduced. The active Tab is now indicated by a purple underline below the Tab’s name :